R&B

Jon Batiste Exits 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'

PUBLISHED Aug 12, 2022

Jon Batiste has left The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, having served as bandleader since the show's inception in 2015. Louis Cato, who h...

Jessie Reyez Teases New Album with "Mutual Friend"

PUBLISHED Aug 12, 2022

The billboards don't lie: Jessie Reyez is still at work on a new album, and the Toronto artist has now teased what's to come from sophomore...

Wrecking Crew Guitarist Bill Pitman Dies at 102

PUBLISHED Aug 12, 2022

Bill Pitman — the artist known best as guitarist of the Wrecking Crew who also recorded with the Beach Boys, the Mamas & the Papas, the Eve...

Jim Carrey Initially Rejected the Weeknd's 'Dawn FM' Offer: "I Love You, but I Don't Want to Work"

PUBLISHED Aug 10, 2022

It's strange to think that it was just earlier this year that the Weeknd thrust his masterful Dawn FM (one of Exclaim!'s 29 Best Albums of...

Frank Ocean Releases Cock Ring for $43,095 CAD

PUBLISHED Aug 8, 2022

Frank Ocean still hasn't put out an album since 2016's Blonde, but his latest release is equally satisfying: it's a cock ring that costs $4...

Beyoncé's 'RENAISSANCE' Is Revolutionary

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2022

From the moment Beyoncé's RENAISSANCE begins, Queen Bey herself tells you exactly who she is: "I'M THAT GIRL." For her seventh album, her l...

Now It's Beyoncé's Turn to Edit Out an Ableist Slur from Her Album

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2022

Beyoncé's new album, RENAISSANCE, is perfect! Well, almost. In a near-exact repeat of what Lizzo went through a couple months ago, Beyoncé...

Drake and the All Canadian North Stars Pulled Out All the Stops to Honour Toronto's Hip-Hop and R&B History

History, July 28

PUBLISHED Jul 29, 2022

OVO Fest seems like an insidious inside joke between Drake and the City of Toronto to see how many days each year they can convince Toronto...